NSW Education Minister slams Federal prioritisation of private schools
Clinton is joined by NSW Deputy Premier and Education Minister Prue Car, to discuss her announcement of a 3.6 billion dollars plan to build and upgrade schools in Sydney’s west
Ms Car also criticises her federal counterparts for favoring private schools over public ones, noting that non-government schools receive four times more taxpayer dollars than government schools.
Recent data from the NSW Department of Education reveals that private schools receive four times the federal funding compared to public schools, with $24.9 million allocated to private schools and $6.5 million to public schools.
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